NHL News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Carey Price had been the Montreal Canadiens answer between the pipes for over a decade. As such, it’s been a long time since the team has had any question marks in the net. However, with Price’s apparent career-ending injury woes, the Canadiens need a new starting netminder. Insert Carter Hart. The 24-year-old Flyers netminder is […] READ MORE
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. The Philadelphia Flyers have dropped the hammer and fired Chuck Fletcher last week. Interim general manager Daniel Briere addressed the media Sunday morning and said it’s going to be a process. Briere wants to do things the right way and finally rebuild after years. He did state […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s […] READ MORE
Goaltenders are similar to pitchers and quarterbacks. The spotlight and the pressure are on them. No matter how young or old they may be, the goalie is the focal point of the team. In today’s day and age the goaltending has emerged nicely. With the youth movement sweeping across the league, you have young goalies […] READ MORE
Welcome back to another day of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head and other factors that may play in. We also have a featured game of the day, which is considered must-watch TV. Today’s […] READ MORE
Last Word on Hockey’s Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2022-23 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team’s current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We’ll also do our best to project how things will go for each team over the course of the campaign. Today, […] READ MORE
When a team isn’t good in the NHL, it’s better to be horrible than mediocre. Take it from the many organizations across the league that are in the midst of rebuilds, sacrificing present success for future gain. Their strategy? Fail now, get a good draft pick, hope that draft pick results in an impact player, […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia Flyers had a busy week, with a four-game stretch that had some surprising highlights – and, as usual, some unfortunate lowlights. On Sunday, the Flyers silenced Madison Square Garden in a rare shootout win over the New York Rangers. Then came two consecutive games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Although the Flyers were […] READ MORE
Though the Philadelphia Flyers had built up a bit of a winning streak prior to the All-Star break, their two games this week made it clear that the momentum had not carried over. Both were losses to the Detroit Red Wings – one at home, one on the road – and both played out a […] READ MORE
Welcome to the Midseason Report Card Summary. We will be going over each division and bringing you an analysis of how each team in the NHL has faired at the midway point of their season. Today we go over the highly competitive Metropolitan Division. For the first installment of the report cards on the Metropolitan […] READ MORE
After spending time as a player and development coach in both Canada and Russia, Alex took his passion for hockey and the unique perspective gained from his playing days and brought that to the journalism side of the game. Alex currently resides in Central Florida and enjoys covering all things hockey. You can catch his analysis work here at Last Word On Hockey and follow his live-game takes on twitter @alexslemp